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  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Calgary Area Meetup is set for Saturday July 12th at 10am. The signup thread is here! Arbutus has also explored interest in a Fraser Valley meetup but it seems members either missed his thread or had other plans. Let him know if you are interested in a meetup later in the year by posting here! Slowpoke is trying to pull together an Ottawa area meetup later this summer. No date has been selected yet, so let him know if you are interested here! We are not aware of any other meetups being planned this year. If you are interested in doing something in your area, let everyone know and make it happen! Meetups are a great way to make new machining friends and get hands on help in your area. Don’t be shy, sign up and come, or plan your own meetup!

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  1. LenVW

    Zenair CH601HD

    We used ‘polyurethane foam insulation’ on some applications to muffle noise. Probably would not stand up to hot areas in the engine compartment, but, the foam has good structural properties for stiffening purposes. One neighbour has used it to reinforce his GLIDER segments.
  2. LenVW

    Zenair CH601HD

    Nice work Ryan !! I wish you were around when I was developing ‘aluminum moulds’ for extruded HDPE pipe. * You are going to find a lot of interest from the Home-Built aviation enthusiasts. Might be a little work on the side for you ?
  3. LenVW

    Tool Good Quality Files and where to purchase them?

    Whitelaw Auto/industrial https://whitelawgroup.com/
  4. LenVW

    Tool Good Quality Files and where to purchase them?

    Our company in Woodstock, Ontario is a distributor. Their GTA DC is in Mississauga on McAdam Drive. I have been there a number of times for PFERD product.
  5. LenVW

    Shop What's Happening in Chazz's Shop?

    Hey, don’t over do it !! Recovery is a slow process. Build stability and strength slowly. As we age, the recovery process should be slower to avoid further damage. Easy does it . . . Progress is better over a period of time.
  6. LenVW

    Free to a good home.

    Update . . . The blades won’t work for me. My . . . PortaBand needs 44-7/8” Lg. Sorry for the delay, we just got back from NZ.
  7. LenVW

    Sourcing Metal | General Discussion

    In had to clean out some messages and when I looked at ‘WIP’, I saw that I had not followed up on my comment about ordering ‘cut pcs’ at PROAX. We are still in NZ for two more days !!
  8. LenVW

    Sourcing Metal | General Discussion

    PROAX will cut to length if you request. I bought (2) #TSL670017 x 300mm (11.8”) Long. $20/pc. I picked them up, just off the 407, in Mississauga, ON. Normal stock are in 20 ft. Lengths
  9. LenVW

    UHMW

    If you are milling any of the UHMW make sure you have the piece butted up against a fixed stop. The waxy film will cause a piece in a vise to ‘slide’ during the vibrations of the cutting process. It can be very little, but, you will wonder why you are out a several thou, because the friction...
  10. LenVW

    CA-ON Large copper tubes?

    You can try . . . Golden Triangle Specialty Metals Alex Green - Tech. Rep. In Cambridge, Ontario. Email: [email protected]
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